Sole-press.



0. F. WESTENHISER.

SOLE PRESS.

AYPLIOATION FILED JULY 5, 1913- 1,126,325, Patented Ja11.26, 1M5.

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OSCAR F. WESTENHISER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO IRVING L.KEITH, OF HAVERHILL, MASSAGHUSETT$Q SOLE-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

Application filed Indy 5, 1913. Serial No. 777,410.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OSCAR F. WESTEN- rnsnn, acitizen of the United States, re siding at St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented an Improvement in Sole- Presses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements inmeans for cementingtaps to soles, and more particularly to an improvement in sole-holdersof the type shown in the patent to Brittain, #1916544. When using thedevice of said prior patent, it is necessary to place the holder, withthe stack of soles thereon, in a press, so that the cemented sur faceswill be firmly pressed together and be caused to adhere. This usuallyinvolves the transference of the loaded holders from the place wherethey are filled, to the press, and, as a number of holders, each havinga stack of soles thereon, are usually placed in a stack in the press,and as there is usually some delay in applying the pressure, itfrequently happens that the cement becomes set before the heavy pressureof the press is applied, so that the sole and taps are not cementedtogether throughout their entire surfaces. It is, therefore, desirable,for these and various other reasons, to apply the equivalent of thepressure of a large press to the cemented soles, as soon as possibleafter the cement has been applied.

The object of my invention is to produce a sole-holding device in whicha stack of a dozen or more soles may be placed, and to provide saiddevice with means whereby the soles may be placed under a heavy pressureas soon as they have been piled, so that the use of a large press willbe avoided, and to provide a device of this character which is of simpleand durable construction, which may be conveniently handled, and inwhich the soles may be readily stacked, and from which they may bereadily removed after the cement has set.

I accomplish these objects by the means shown in the accompanyingdrawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a soleholding and pressing device madeaccording to my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail views showing thelocking devices in different positions.

As shown in the drawing, 1 provide a base-block or plate a, which issimilar in form to the base-block disclosed in said patent to Brittain,in that it has its end portions upwardly curved or raised for the samepurpose as that disclosed in said patent.

According to my invention I provide a pair of metal tubes, whichconstitute tubular guideways, said tubes being connected by a cross-bar2'), the latter being secured to the under side of the base-block a, inthe middle thereof, as best shown in Fig. 2-, and said tubes 6 beingarranged approximately midway of the base-block a, and extendingvertically with relation thereto for a distance preferably somewhat morethan half the height of a stack of soles, such as are usually placed atone time in devices of this char acter. A presser-block c is alsoprovided, which simply consists of a flat piece of heavy board of thesame dimensions, as, and of similar character to the block a, and havingflat surfaces both top and bottom. I also provide a il-shaped rod Z,which is arranged astride the block a midway thereof, the side portions(5 of said rod being adapted to slide in the tubes 6, and acylindrically shaped head e having a handle 6' thereon, is pivoted onthe intermediate portion (Z of said rod, at a point somewhat eccentricof the center of the head, forming a cam-lever. A pair of pawls f arepivotally mounted on the tubes 6 adjacent the upper ends thereof, inposition to engage a series of ratchet teeth (Z on the side portions (5.The end portions 7 on said pawls are preferably weighted, and said pawlsare normally held so that the engaging ends thereof extend downwardly inposition to engage the ratchet teeth d when the portions 03 are insertedin tubes 72, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Said head e is also looselyconnected to the pressure block by means of a pair of vertically slottedears h, mounted on said plate and through which the intermediate portiond of the rod (2 passes.

The manner in which the device is employed is as follows: "While thesoles are piled on the base plate, the pressure plate is entirelyremoved or disconnected therefrom, and the tubes 6 serve as supports forthe sides of the stack. The soles and skived taps are stacked on eachend of the baseblock a, in the manner described in said patent toBrittain, and when a suitable number have been stacked thereon theratchet rods d are passed into the guiding tubes 1) and the pressureblock a is pressed down by hand, as far as it may be conveniently, andwhen the hand pressure is removed, the pawls will engage the ratchets (Zso that the block a will be held approximately in this position. This isdone While the lever e is in the full line position of Figs. 1 and 3.This lever is then thrown over to the dotted line position of Fig. 1, sothat it acts as a cam, causing the block 0 to be forced down and thestack of soles to be pressed firmly onto the base block a,

this force being resisted by the pawl and ratchet connection between thelever and the block a, and the parts being arranged so that the moreeccentric portion of the head 6 will pass across and beyond a perpendicular line from the center of the rod portion 03 to the surface ofthe block a, z. 6., across the dead center point, so that, when thehandle a engages said block, and thus limits its further movement, thefull pressure which can be applied. will have been applied and thetendency of the soles to expand will tend to draw the lever arm 6against the block 0, causing the parts to remain in this position aslong as desired.

When the soles have been held under pressure until the cement is set,the Whole device is inverted and the eccentric lever is then thrown backto the original position. By inverting the device the weights 7" on thepawls Will cause them to be moved out of engagement with the ratchetteeth Y member being provided with transverse corrugations, a dogmounted on each arm of the opposite member for engaging the corrugationswith a given position of the assembled members, and a Weighted lever-armleading from said dog for rocking the dog out of engagement with saidcorrugations upon an inversion of the assembled members.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GSOAR F. \VESTENHISER. Witnesses:

L. H. HARRIMAN, G. E. BRITTAI'N. 7

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